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On Eve of Earth Day, New Studies Confirm Cigarettes' Toxic Impact on the Environment WASHINGTON, April 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Each year more than 360 billion cigarettes are smoked in the United States, with more than a half million Maryland adults who light up regularly. Where do all those butts go? Public roads, waterways, parks and beaches? New research released today further demonstrates the negative impact that cigarette filters and discarded cigarette butts have on the...
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Legacy® today filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief on behalf of itself and 17 leading public health organizations, supporting New York City's appeal of a ruling by a federal judge striking down the city's point-of-sale warnings on tobacco products. Legacy, the national public health foundation devoted to keeping young people from smoking and helping all smokers quit, previously filed a brief in support of the graphic...
(Ivanhoe Newswire)-- Americans are smoking a lot less than they used to. According to a new study, from 1965-2007, the percentage of the population who smoked 20 or more cigarettes per day decreased significantly, accompanied by a decline in the prevalence of smoking 10 or more cigarettes a day. Across the board, Americans are lighting up less frequently, with California leading the way.From the early days of smoking to the sixties, when Steve McQueen was advertising for ViceRoys and...
From 1965 to 2007, the population prevalence of persons who smoked 20 or more cigarettes per day declined significantly, and there was also a decrease in the prevalence of smoking 10 or more cigarettes a day, with these declines greater in California than in the rest of the U.S., according to a study in the March 16 issue of JAMA.Throughout much of the early history of cigarette smoking in the United States, consumption was typically 1 pack (about 20 cigarettes) each day. Since the first...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Teen movie reviewers in Sacramento, California faced a tough challenge in picking the smokiest movie for 2010, but decided "Remember Me" could have easily afforded to forget about promoting America's leading cause of preventable death. That made the romantic drama the latest Thumbs Down! Movie recipient in this year's annual Hackademy Awards, presented by Breathe California of Sacramento-Emigrant Trails. According to one Thumbs Up! Thumbs...
AUSTIN, March 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, smoke-free workplace bills were heard in the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services and the Texas House Committee on Public Health. Both committees left the bills pending, which is common in the legislative process. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110303/DA58998) Numerous individuals including business owners, musicians, organization representatives and others provided testimony in favor of the bills. Many of these...
Less activity found in prefrontal cortex, the 'executive center' of brainBy Mark Wheeler, UCLATobacco smoking is the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the U.S., with more than 400,000 deaths each year attributable to smoking or its consequences. And yet teens still smoke. Indeed, smoking usually begins in the teen years, and approximately 80 percent of adult smokers became hooked by the time they were 18. Meanwhile, teens who don't take up smoking usually never do.While...
In addition to helping over 2,000 smokers eliminate their cravings, Ken Guzzo, CHt. Helps individuals transform their lives in other powerful ways; in essence "accelerating their evolution." Oakland, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) March 02, 2011 Prime Potential® is a powerful, life-changing process that assists people in identifying what is in their blind spot and metaphorically "locking up" a person's system. Its revolutionary technology assists the nervous system to release core...
Research: Association of active and passive smoking with risk of breast cancer among postmenopausal women: A prospective cohort studyPostmenopausal women who smoke or used to smoke have up to a 16% higher risk of developing breast cancer compared to women who have never smoked, finds research published on bmj.com today.The study also says that women who have had extensive exposure to passive smoking, either as children or in adulthood, may also have an excess risk of developing breast...
Despite Years Attempting to Re-Brand Itself, Big Tobacco Is Up to Their Same Old Tricks as They Sue the FDA Over Its Tobacco Product Safety Advisory Committee WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The lawsuit announced late Feb. 25, by two of the major U.S. tobacco manufacturers, Lorillard Tobacco Company and RJ Reynolds, that challenges the legitimacy of the Food and Drug Administration's Tobacco Product Safety Advisory Commission (TPSAC) is nothing but a transparent and...
